True creative cities produce the legacy of an idea that does what funding cannot do: to foster.

The true measure of a city is its soul. This is the restless energy that doesn't wait for political leadership.

A city without passion is just a city of artistic events.

In the future, all cities will be distinguished by one thing only. The nature of their enthusiasm.

Toronto is a city that has yet to fall in love with itself.

A city's greatness is manifest in a people confident in their ability to take risks, to encounter

A city's art must give the impression that art is as indispensable a thing as water, or food.

A strategist is one who helps people relax into their creative skills. People won't rally unless an idea is beautiful... Everyone is hanging on every word... Amazing.

When civic leaders are in love with their cities they are listened to; they are credible.

The joy of the bee tribes infuses my life with sweetness.

In general, I'm not much into etiquette and am a rule-breaker and rebel by nature.

Let the other person save face.

For a band like us tracklisting is a massive, massive task.

The Keystone Pipeline decision has taken longer than it took us to defeat Hitler

I hate relativism. I hate relativism more than I hate anything else, excepting, maybe, fiberglass powerboats. Surely, surely, no one but a relativist would drive a fiberglass powerboat.

Communication in every which way is everything for the leader.

If advertising is not an official or state art, it is nonetheless clearly art.

Size alone is not a key to success, as we have seen recently.

I couldn't get any of the ingenue roles when younger because at 5 feet 9 inches with a deep voice I was always too... genue. My career has completely happened since I was 29.